Lead Project Manager (Intellectual Property)

Clarivate • Alexandria, VA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring a Lead Project Manager to join our Intellectual Property team at Clarivate. In this role, you will be responsible for governing a global project portfolio, ensuring optimal resource utilization, and driving consistent project execution standards across regions. You will operate as a facilitator at the intersection of project delivery, operations, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of combined experience in project/program management, professional services, software implementation, customer success or customer support roles
• 3+ years of expreience with enterprise Project Management tools (Project Insights, Jira, Power BI)
• Professional certification, such as PMP, PMOCP, PRINCE2, or APM/IPMA

Nice To Haves

• Intellectual Property experience
• Experience with Clarivate Intellectual Property (IP) software products
• A collaborative leadership style and a passion for driving alignment, clarity, and positive outcomes across teams
• Proven ability to operate in a cross-organizational role

Responsibilities

• Establish and operate a federated portfolio governance model focused on standards and enablement, not centralized control
• Enable portfolio-level visibility into performance, risks, dependencies, and outcomes
• Facilitate resource sharing and capacity planning across regions
• Partner with regional leaders to address capacity gaps and demand fluctuations
• Serve as an escalation point for resolving resource prioritization conflicts
• Own the selection and optimization of PMO tools (e.g., project management systems, reporting platforms)
• Standardize data collection procedures to ensure accurate and consistent reporting
• Collaborate with Operations teams to deliver executive-level dashboards and reports on portfolio health, KPIs, and delivery performance
• Translate operational metrics into actionable insights to support leadership decision-making
• Collaborate with Global Practice Director to enable and evangelize adoption of standard processes, tools, and governance models across the global organization
• Collaborate with regional Project Managers to co-design and regionally-contextualize PM methodologies and best practices
• Collaborate with regional delivery Partners/Contractors to ensure standard implementation methods are understood and partner lessons learned and recommendations are captured
• Identify delivery methodology bottlenecks, waste, and variation
• Monitor and report KPIs to enable data-driven process changes
• Implement continuous process improvements across the global project portfolio
• Provide project/program management leadership to initiatives that are strategic to business objectives and organizational growth.
• Partner with clients, implementation partners, and internal stakeholders to define project strategy, align priorities, and drive successful delivery of high-impact initiatives.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed